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Application filed January 15, 1919. Serial No. 271,230.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that T, GnoRcE J. BRooK- HAGEN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Brooklyn, in the county of Kings and State of New York, have invented certain .new and useful Improvements in Change-Making Machines, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to change-making machines, and particularly to a machine in which selected coins will be delivered in exchange for a coin or coins of higher denomination, after deducting a given amount, as one or more fares on a publicconveyance.

The invention is particularly applicable for use in connection with street cars of that general type lmown as pay as you enter cars, in which the passenger deposits a coin, and in the event of the deposited coin being of a higher denomination than the fare required, receives change.

The invention is also adapted to be used in connection with a fare register, although the fare register does not necessarily form an essential part .of the invention.

The mechanism is so constructed that change may be made for coins of denominations of from .ten cents to fifty cents, although for some purposes the mechanism may be moved to render change for differ- Figs. 5 and 5 are detail views of a clutchmechanism shown in Fig. 5;

Fig. 6 is an-edge view of the cam slide;

Fig. 7 is a cross-sectional view on the line 77 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 8 is an edge view of the multiple dime ejector clutch;

Fig. 9 is a detailed View of the bottom dime ejector;

' the Fig. 10 is a detailed view of the top dime I e ector;

Fig. 11 is a detailed view of the dime e ector clutch lever;

F1g. 12 is a detailed View of another coin e ector slide;

Fig. 13 is a vertical cross-sectional view on the line 13-13 of Fig. 1;

Fig, 14 is a detailed view of an ejector engaging dog;

Fig. 15 is a cross-sectional view through a friction device for the ejectors;

Flg. 16 is a detailed perspective view of the dime ejector clutch mechanism;

Fig. 17 is a perspective view of a key and its correlated mechanism for ejecting a coin of highest denomination;

Figs. 18, 19 and 20 are detail views of the means for automatically limiting the ejectlon-inducing function to a single coin, when two coins of the same denomination are required in a transaction aggregating more than the value of one of such coins.

Tn carrying out the invention, I prefer to employ a casing 20, which may be substantially rectangular, and provided with a fioor 21 and a subjacent compartment 22, pro

vided with a drawer 23 to receive -m0ney fed into the machine. Above the floor 21 is a plurality of coin magazines, designated in Fig. 3 as 24, 25, 26 and 27, for the reception of coins of the denominations of fifty cents, twenty five cents, ten cents and five cents, in the order named. Extending from a point substantially coincident with the top of each magazine, is a guide baffle, these being designated 28 and 29, for a half dollar and a quarter respectively, to direct coins of these denominations through an opening 30 into the drawer 23, the baffle plates 31 and 32, designed for a dime and a nickel, being for purpose of directing coins of these denominations through the opening 33 into the drawer 23. The bottoms of the magazines are open and coins are adapted to be ejected therefrom into a transversely extending trough 34, from which they may slide into a coin pan 35 in the front ofthe machine, so as to be accessible to the person originally depositing a coin in the machine. In rear of the magazine, that is, on the conductor side of the casing, is a coin pan 36, having branches 37, 38, 39 and 40, one branch leading to each of the coin openings. As heretofore indicated, the present machine is designed for coins of four denominations,

and therefore there are four coin slides in the rear side of the machine, these being designated 41, 42, 43 and 44, and these slides are provided with openings 45, 46, 47 and 48, and each opening registers with an opening of slightly less diameter in the plate 49, beneath the slides, and with one of the openings 50, 51, 52 and 53 in the top of the casing 20. The purpose of providing the plate 49 with openings slightly less in diameter than those with which they register, is that, when a coin of proper denomination is inserted through one of the openings, the slide will carry it over to one of the chutes, to be deposited in the drawer 23; but if a coin of improper denomination is inserted, (as, for example, if a dime is inserted in the place provided for a quarter), the incorrectly inserted coin will find its way to the coin pan 36, so that the conductor may return it to the depositor. Each slide is provided with on operating mechanism, and all of these oplever 59, pivoted to the floor 21 at 60. On

crating mechanisms are controlled from a single shaft 54, journaled transversely of the casing, and provided with a handle pull 55. One of the operating mechanisms is illustrated in, Fig. 1, and as all others are duplicates, it is deemed necessary to describe the one shown only. Each slide is provided with a depending portion 56 having a stud 57 projecting laterally therefrom and extending through a slot 58, in one end of a the shaft 54 is the crank 61, connected to the lever 59 by a link 62, so that when the handle 55 is given a partial turn, anti-clockwise, the crank 61 will move from left to right and project the slide in the direction of the chute, so that the coin can be deposited in the drawer 23. After the handle is turned so as to actuate the slide, both the handle and the slide will be returned to the normal position shown in Fig. 1 by the tension spring 63, one end of which is attached to the floor 21, and the other to the finger 64.

Means is provided for ejecting a coin of lower denomination than the one introduced, when the amount of the fare is less than the denomination of the introduced coin, and the mechanism for accomplishing this is best shown in Figs. 1, 4, 5, 7 and 13. Referring now particularly to Fig. 5, 65 designates a shaft journaled in suitable bearings 66 and 67, and rigid on said shaft is a pusher finger 68, the purposeof which will be presently described. The shaft is also provided With an independently rotatable slide 69, at one end of which is a pusher finger 70, and at the. other end of which is adog 71. 72 is a pusher finger rigid on the shaft 73 is a sleeve loose on the shaft 65, and adapted to have longitudinal movement imparted thereto, but held against rotative movement with re- Spect to the shaft 65, by means of the pin and slot connection 74, the construction be in such that the sleeve 73 may move out 0 clutching engagement with the sleeve 75, mounted loosely upon the shaft 65 and carrying the dog 76. The sleeve 75 is provided with clutch faces 77 and 78, adapted to engage complementary faces on the sleeve 73 and on the sleeve 79, the latter being loosely mounted on shaft 65, and carrying at one end a pusher finger 80, and at the other a dog 81. If a partial'rotative movement is imparted to the shaft 65, said shaft will be restored to its original position by the finger 82 and its spring 83, similar spring-pressed fingers 84 and 85 being designed to restore the sleeves 69 and 79 respectively. By reference to Fig. 5 it will be observed that the sleeve 73 is provided with a bar 86 extending longitudinally of the shaft, so as to bridge the sleeve 75, and having a shoulder 87, at times out of contact with the projection 88 on sleeve 79, but under certain conditions adapted to be picked up by projection 88, as will appear hereinafter. The fingers 68, 70, 72 and 80 are adapted to actuate certain pusher rods which respond to said fingers, so as to control certain mechanisms which eject coins from the magazines. The particular time at which any particular coin-ejecting mechanism will operate will be controlled by a cam slide, best shown in Figs. 4 and 6, which operates a pusher rod positioning means. The pusher rods which move in response to the fingers 68, 70, 72 and 80 are normally out of line with their respective fingers, and are adapted to be brought into line with their fingers by pull rods. The pusher rod 89 for releasing nickels is provided with a bifurcated end (Fig. 13) to provide a main finger portion 90 to act in response to finger 68, and an offset portion 91 adapted to receive an impulse from finger 70. The pull rod 92 is connected to the pusher rod 89, so that when movement is imparted to the rod 92 from left to right,

either one of the fingers 90 and 91 may be in position to receive an impulse from one of the pusher fingers, either 68 or 70. Normally, 90 and 91 will be out of line with the fingers 68 and through the medium of the spring 93, which has a normal tendency to press the rod 92 to its extreme limit toward the left, but through the action of a rock shaft 94 connected to the pull rod 92 and a lever 95 (see Fig. 6) actuated by a cam, the rod 92 may be moved against the action of the spring so as to aline either the main finger 90 with the pusher finger 68, or the offset finger 91 with the pusher finger 70, the position being responsive to the cam hereinbefore mentioned, and which will be described in detail later. 96 is a pusher rod adapted to aline with the pusher finger 72 through the medium of a pull rod 97, and 98 is a similar pusher rod adapt ed to aline with the finger 80 through a pull rod 99, 97 and '99 being provided with springs similar to that designated 93. The

rods 97 and 99 are provided with rock shafts, 100 and 101, respectively, and these rock shafts move in response to the levers 102 and 103, which are actuated by the cams which is slightly modified to permit the ejection of two dimes under certain conditions. By reference to Fig. 1 it will be observed that the dogs are provided with upstanding projections 104 having beveled edges,so'that when a coin is inserted in one of the pushers, for example, 48, and the handle 55 is turned, the dog will be depressed so as to impart a swinging movement either to the shaft to which it is attached or to the sleeve, as the case may be. As each dog is designed to cause one of the pusher fingers to be depressed, some one of the pusher rods will be actuated. If 98 is actuated against the spring 105, it will tilt the tail 106 of"the pivoted lever 107 and move the detent 108 out of engagement with the opening 109 in the floor 21 and against the action of its spring 110. The detent 108 is pivoted to a coin ejector, a detail of one of which is shown in Fig. 12 as comprising a plate 111, with a coin opening 112 therein, the detent 108 being pivoted to said plate 111 at 113. Inasmuch as the detent is pivotally secured to the plate 111, any movement imparted to the detent in a longitudinal direction must be partaken of by the plate, therefore, when the plate 106 is depressed to move the free end of the detent 108 out of engagement with the opening 109, this free end will be in .a position to permit the arm 114 on shaft 54. to come in contact therewith, and as the shaft 54 is rotatedv to move one of the coin slides toward the chute, the arm 114: will impart a sliding motion to the plate 111. By reference to Fig. 12 it will be observed that the plate 111 is provided with an elongated portion or constricted projection 115 having a positioning opening 116 therein, and that the opening 116 to properly position the plate when it is restored to its normal inactive position by the spring 120. Inasmuch as the opening 112 in the plate 111 will be immediately beneath its registering magazine when the pin 118 engages opening 116, a coin will be received from the magazine in the opening 112, and as a result, when the plate 111 is projected forward toward trough 3 1,a coin from said plate will be deposited in said trough. The construction of the coin ejector just described is substantially that used for ejecting .nick els, quarters and half dollars. The dime ejecting' mechanism, however, while following the same generic construction, is modified to the extent of providingmeans for ejecting either one dime or two dimes, and this I will now proceed to describe: In Fig. 9 the ejector 111*, which normally moves back and forth to eject a dime, is substantiallythe same in construction as those ejectors utilized for coins of other denominations,

with the exception that on one edge of the ejector plate is a notch 121. This notch is to be utilized in connection with other mechanism for temporarily locking a superposed plate 111 on top of 111 when it is esired to eject two ,dimes instead of one; the plate 111 is devoid of the projection 115, and it is provided with edge notches 122 and 123, the notch 123 being at times in line with notch 121, and adapted to re ceive the locking bolt or projection on a lever, whereby the two plates may be locked together. The notch .122 is for the purpose of receiving a projection on the locking bolt, whereby the plate 111 will be held stationary when only one dime is to be ejected, and permit the operation of the ejector plate 111 in the usual manner. The locking mechanism whereby the two plates may be locked together and unlocked is best shown in Figs. 7, 8 11 and 16. To one side of the' plates 111 and 111 is a bar 124 spaced from the floor 21 by the spacing blocks 125 and 126. The bar 124 runs substantially the length of the effective part of the ejector 111", and slidably secured on said bar is a sleeve block 127 carrying a pivoted lever 128, at one end of which is a dog 129, the thickness of which is substantially equal to the width of the plates 111 and 111*, and said dog is adapted to engage both the notches 121 and 123. Normally, however, the dog will be held out of engagement with said notches by the spring 130. At the other end of the lever is a tooth 131, offset in a higher plane than the plane in which plate 11]. moves, and said tooth is adapted to normally engage the notch 122, so that the plate 111 may be moved by its mechanism without carrying with it the plate 111?. In order to release the tooth 131 from the notch 122 and cause the dog 129 to engage both the notches 121 and 123, it is necessary that the dog be moved on its pivot against the finger 133 may be caused to abut. The lever 133 is fixed on a vertical shaft 134, which extends upwardly, andthrough the link mechanism 135 (Fig. 4) is connected to a pivoted rod 136, the tension spring 137 being so disposed that the tendency of the finger 133 will be to move away from the inclined edge 132, and said lever isprovided at its end adjacent to the cam slide with a rule-joint 138, that is to say, a joint which breaks in one direction only, and the end of the lever 136 is adapted to be moved against the action of the spring at suitable periods by contact with the projections 139 and 140 on the cam slide 141. In the position shown in Fig. 4 the cam projection 139 is in position to actuate the lever'136, and through the mechanism which it controls, to lock the two plates 111 and 111 together, because that is the position that the cam slide will assume when six fares are to be paid and a half dollar is inserted'in the machine, because it then becomes necessary to lock the two dime slides together so that twenty cents change will be delivered. This function is illustrated by way of example in Figs. 7, 11 and 16. Bar 124 has a notch 124 while the lever 128 carrieson lock end 129, a-roller pin 128 adapted to enter notch 124*. When dog 129 looks both slides 111 and 111". at 121 and 123, it will.

be held in locking position by roller pin riding on edge of bar 124 and will remain locked until two dimes have been ejected and return of slides allows roller pin 128 to fall into notch 124 under the action of spring 130 and thereby lock upper slide 111". The details of the change making, however, will be specifically described hereinafter.

Adjacent to the rock shaft 94 is a pivoted I lever 142, which is connected at one end to the clutch sleeve 73, which carries the bridging bar 86, and this lever may be actuated in response to a cam on the cam slide 141, the operation being timed to throw the clutch sleeve 73 out of engagement with dog 76 when five fares are to be paid and a quarter 'is inserted, so that at this time the dog 76 will be loose on shaft 65 and a quarter may be inserted in its proper opening without causing actuation of any of-the pusher rods to deliver coins of less denomination. The lever 142 is normally retracted by a spring 143.

The rock shafts 94, 100 and 101 and the levers 136 and 142 all being responsive to the action of the camslide, I will now proceed to describe said cam slide. This slide is provided on its under side with the cams. Cam 144 (see Figs. 4 and 6) is provided with a relatively deep portion 145 and a relatively shallow portion 146, and this cam alines with certain other cams 147, 148 and 149, all of which are adapted at proper intervals to actuate the rock shaft 94. The cams for rock shaft 100 are designated 150 and 151. The longer cam 152 is adapted to actuate the rock shaft 101. The cam 153, near the inner edge of the plate 141, is adapted to actuate the lever 142. The bringing of these cams into operation will be coincident with the indication of the ointer 154 on the handle 155 projecting t rough a slot in the casing and integral with the slide 141, the pointer 154 being movable along a scale 156 which indicates the number of passengers for which fares'are to be paid. If desired, the slide 141 may have a register actuating projection 157 (see Fig. 4), which may consist of a rack engaging a pinion to actuate a suitable fare re ister 158, so as to check up the indicator. Xttem tion is here called to the fact that the pusher rods are pivoted intermediate their ends at 98, so that the upper parts of the rods may be swung to right or left to bring them into and out of aline'ment with their pusher fingers without disturbing the portion marked 98*, which effects the thrust for the mem bers 107.

The description up to this point deals with the means for delivering the proper amount of change where a single coin is deposited for fares aggregating not more than the value of the deposited coin. The same mechanism will serve Where two coins of the function once for each quarter, so as to deliver twenty cents change in two equal instalments. When, however, an uneven number of fares are to be taken out of two coins of the same denomination, as three fares from two dimes, or seven or nine fares from two quarters, a different problem is presented. For such contingencies I provide means whereby the function, which normally follows the deposit of a coin, of calling into play an ejector or ejectors, will not be duplicated but only one coin will so function. For example, if the indicator is set for seven fares, and two quarters are deposited, one of the quarters will idle; that is to say, no ejectors will be actuated by the insertion of one of the quarters, but the innaea iaa moved to six or more fares, because after the value of one quarter (five fares) has been passed by the indicator, cam 153 of cam slide 14, will engage lever 14:2, thereby disengaging clutch sleeve 73 from sleeve 75. A pin 7 5 having a head 7 5 is positioned in a recess insleeve 75, and a compression spring 75 tends to throw pin 75 toward clutch sleeve 73, but pin 7 5", projectin from shaft 65 and engaging a notch in pin% on head 7 5 projects through a slot in sleeve 75 and prevents rotation of in 7 5*. 0n the slightest movement of dog 6, as when the first quarter passes over it, pin 75 will be released and its head 75 will be pressed against the clutch surface of sleeve 7 .3 until dog 76 returns to normal position, whereupon pin 7 5 will move forward into 0 erating relation to the step on sleeve 73. onsequently, when the second quarter is inserted and actuates dog 76, shaft 65 will be 3,5, 7 or 9 passengers, a rack 141 0n the under surface of cam plate 141 has imparted such rotation to the pinion 171 on the shaft 172, that the traverser nut or carriage 173, fitted to the quick-pitch screw thread 174, will have acted through the lever 175, pin

176, shifter rod 177 and fork 177, to dis-- place to the left block 178 which is keyed on shaft 181. .The finger 179 on block 178 will beengaged by the first, second, third or fourth steps on clutch block 180 when the latter is rotated around shaft 181, the particular step engaged depending upon the extent of the leftward displacement of block 178 on shaft 181. Clutch block 180 is of segmental shape and is mounted on ratchet wheel 182. The ratchet wheel is loosely mounted on shaft 181 and is held against longitudinal movement by collars on each side, rigidly secured to said shaft, as for example, by means of set screws. Pawl 189, depending from detent 71, will cause the rotation of ratchet wheel 182 a distance corresponding to the depth of one toot-h, provided, however, that the position of lever 188 permits the engagement of pawl 189 with ratchet wheel 182. A rocking move- 5 holds thelatter normally retracted. A short pin 75 ment is imparted to lever 188 through link 187, which is reciprocated up and down as a result of the co-action of shaft 186 with cam rack 185. A spring 186 tends to depress shaft 186 and a cam roller 186 is provided at the lower endof said shaft. A

ratchet lock 183 has a finger 184 resting upon cam rack 185, so that ratchet lock 183 will engage ratchetwheel 182 when finger 184 drops into a recess of cam rack 185 and will be raised out of engagement when finger 184 rides up on one of the cams. An

arm 190 is rigidly secured to shaft 181 and has pivoted connection at its outer end with pusher rod 191 (see Fig. 13). A forked foot 192 on pusher rod 191 engages a step 198 on pusher rod 89. Consequently, when shaft 181 is rotated so as to depress arm- 190 and pusher rods 191 and 89, anickel will be ejected in the manner previously described. A spring 177 serves to return shifter rod 177 and connected parts to normal, and this action isassisted by the weight of clutch block 180.

The operation of the device just described is as follows: When the indicator 155 is set for an even number of passengers, cam roller 186 will rest in one or the other of the recesses of cam rack 185, in which position of the parts pawl 189 will be held out of engagement with ratchet wheel 182. If the indicator is set for three passengers, block 178 will have been,..shi'fted to the left, but only through a distance which is insufiicient to cause finger 179 to clear the first step on the clutch block 180. In this position, however, cam roller 186 will be raised on to a cam of cam rack 185, thereby releasing pawl 189 through the lever system 186, 187 and 188, and permitting said pawl to engage ratchet wheel 182. With the parts in this relation, if'two dimes be successively inserted, the first will cause a depression of detent 71, and consequently, a one-tooth rotation of ratchet wheel 182 and block 180. This movement will bring finger 179 intoengagement with clutch block 180, so that upon the insertion ofthe second dime and the consequent one-tooth advancement of ratchet wheel 182, clutch block 180, and with it block 178 and shaft displaces finger 179. When the indicatoris set for seven fares and four dimes are prebrought to operating positions.

sented, the first three dimes will idle and the fourth dime will cause the ejection of a nickel.

Inasmuch as the change-making machine I herein described is designed to make change than ten cents and the passenger presents money of greater denomination than a half dollar, for example, a dollar. A pusher rod similar to those heretofore described, and an ejector may be provided, which will be manually operated through the medium of a key 159, which may be depressed to actuate its pusher rod 160 without in any way disturbing the rest of the mechanism; that is to say, the half dollar ejector may be operated quite independently of the rest of the mechanism through the medium of the key 159.

It is to be understood, of course, that the magazines are to be filled by the conductor and then replenished from time to time, if desired, from the contents of the drawer, the top of the casing being hinged for this purpose. The money actually paid into the machine invariably is deposited into the drawer and money paid out of the machine invaria ly is ejected from the magazines.

The operation of the cams and the cooperative mechanism can best be understood by following out in sequence the operations.

Suppose one fare is to be paid and a nickel is inserted in the nickel slide. The conducs tor moves the indicator 154 to 1 on the scale 156, and inasmuch as the indicator is on the slide 141, cams 144, 150 and 152 will be However, there'is no dog projecting through an 0 ening in the nickel slide, so no operation 0 the pusher fingers can take place. The nickel will simply drop into the magazine, or if full, into the drawer. If one fare is to be paid and a dime is inserted in the dime opening, the indicator is still at l with the cams 144; 150 and 152 in operative positions, with the offset portion of pusher 89 under the pushenfinger- 791-1. The dimewviH-"cause the dog 71 to turn sleeve 69,"forcing down finger 70 so as to depress pusher rod 89, or'as indicated in- Fig. 1, 98, so that the detent 108 is moved outof its opening in position to be engaged by 114. Ast-he handle 55 is swung anti-clockwise, the dime slide, as well as allthe other slides, will be pushed forward, but inasmuch as the dime slide is the only one contalning a coin, its part1cular dog 71 will respond and the nickel ejector mechanism will be operated to eject one nickel into the coin pan 35. If a quarter 15 inserted and one fareis to be paid, pro

jection 139, which has been moved against rod 136, will have locked 111 and 111 together, but dog 76 will cause a rotation of shaft 65, causing fingers 68 and 72 to be depressed. '72 being in line with its pusher rod, will cause the dime ejecting mechanism to operate, and as 1.11 and 111 are locked together, two dimes will be ejected. At the same time that the finger 72 is depressed, the finger 68 will be depressed, but as previously explained, the finger portion 90 is not now in line with 68, therefore the nickel actuating mechanism cannot be operated. Therefore, it will be apparent that if one fare is to be taken out and a quarter is inserted in the machine, two dimes or twenty cents will be delivered to the depositor. If a half dollar is inserted in the machine, the dog 81 will be operated, depressing the fingers 80, 72 and 68. The finger 68 is not in I line with any ortion of the pusher rod 89, but pusher ro s 96 and 98 are in line with their pusher fingers and the two dime slides will lock together, therefore a quarter and two dimes will be delivered. If one dollar is handed to the conductor, it will be necessary for him to depress the key 159, and as the offset 161 (Fig. 17) of the key comes in contact with projection 162 on dog 81, dog 81 will be depressed simultaneously with the pusher rod 160 rigid on key 159, so that a half dollar will be ejected, and in addition, the dog 81 will cause the same operation to take place with respect to the remaining ejectors that took place when a ha f dollar was inserted, so that the depositor receives a half dollar, a quarter and two dimes.

If two fares are to be paid, the conductor moves the indicating pointer 154 opposite the numeral 2 in the scale 156. As a result, the shallow part of cam 144 actuates the rod 94 to impart movement .to pull rod 92, so that the offset 91 will move out of 'alinement with second pusher finger 70, so that the pusher finger 70 could not actuate the nickel pusher rod, even though the dog 71 causes a partial rotation of the sleeve 69, therefore no change will be delivered. If a quarter is inserted, the dog 76 will be depressed c au sing sa.,..depression oi fingers 68 and? 2, and as the pusher rods for the dimes and nickels are in alinement with said. pusher fingers, one dime and one nickel will be ejected. If two fares are to be paid and a half dollar is inserted, the dog 81 will be effective in depressing pusher fingers 68, 72 and 80, so that a quarter, a dime and a nickel are ejected, as change. If an amount in excess of a half dollar is tendered the conductor, and it becomes necessary to eject a half dollar in change, this can be accomplished as heretofore described, by depressing the key 159, this operation being performed wheneverit is necessary to release a half dollar in addition to the change automatically ejected during thev operation of the machine. During all of the two-fare operations, the projection 139 is out of engagement with the end of lever 136, because the shifting of the cam slide from one-fare position to two-fare position has moved the projection past the end of the lever 136, and for that reason the plates 111 and 111" are not locked together, only the lower slide 111 bein effective, and therefore only one dime wil be delivered as a result of each reciprocation of the-slide 111.

When the cam slide is moved up to 8 on scale 156, the lever 95 for shaft 94 will have passed off the cam 144, so that the nickel pusher rod will not .be operated, because it will not be in line with either of its pusher fingers. The dime and quarter pusher rods are in alinement with their respective fingers only, so that a dime will be delivered in exchange for a quarter, or a dime and a quarter in exchange for a halt dollar.

If the indicator finger 154 is moved up to 4, for four fares, the lever .95 will be engaged by the cam 147, and lever -102 will have dropped ofi cam 150, although lever 103 will still be in engagement with cam 152. As a result, the main portion of the nickel pusher rod'is under the first pusher finger 68, the dime pusher rod'is out of its pusher finger, and the quarter pusher rod is in line with its pusher finger. As a result four nickels introduced into the machine for four fares will simply be deposited in the magazine or the drawer without operating anything. Two dimes or two nickles and one dime will also be ineffective to operate anything, for while the dime dog may respond to a coin, the pusherfinger which'it actuates will not be in line with its pusher rod. If a quarter is inserted, the pusher finger 68 will be operated to release one nickel. If a half dollar is inserted, pusher finger 80 and pusher finger 68 will be operated to release a quarter and a.nickel.

1f the indicatoris moved up on the scale 156 to indicate five fares, the cam 153 will come in contact with rod 142 to throw the clutch sleeve 7 3 out of engagement with the clutch face on the dog 76, therefore the dog 76 may idlyrock onshaft 65 without afiecting any other mechanism. As cam 150 is not now operating anything, the dime mechanism will be inoperative, although the quarter pusher rod 98 is in line' with its finger 80. The only pusher rod which may now be operated is the quarter pusher rod,

and this only on presentation of a half dolfrom five fares to'ten fares. Cam 152 will have dropped oft end of lever 108, so that the quarter pusher rod will not be operating. am 151 will have picked up the lever 102, so that the dimepusher' rod will be under its pusher finger, and projection 140 will have moved into engagement with the end of lever 136, and through the mechanism actuated thereby, lock the slides 111 and 111 together, so that inasmuch as the dime pusher rod is the only one operating, only two dimes can be delivered.

If seven fares are to be paid, the movement of the slide 141 will have caused the projection 140 to move out of engagement with 136, so slide' 111 will not operate when slide 111 isoperated. At this time, however, the pusher rod for the dime is in line with its finger, also the pusher rod for the nickel is in line with the finger 68. Therefore no ejection can take place until a half dollar is inserted, but upon the insertion of a half dollar and the operation of the handle 55, a dime and a nickel will be delivered to the coin, pan 35. I

It eight fares are to be paid, the movement of the slide 141 will release the cam, 148 from engagement with lever 95,-but cam 151 will still be efi'ective to retain the dime pusher rod under its operating finger. No

;will be inoperative, except the nickel pusher .rod, on' account of cam 149 engaging lever 95. No change will be delivered unless a half dollar is inserted, and upon turning the crank handle 55 one nickel will be delivered to the coin pan 35. a

If ten fares are to be paid, nothing takes place, as the movement of the cam slideto permit the indicating pointer to rest opposite 10 on the scale 156 will be effective in neutralizing all of the mechanism.

The interior of the the change counter will beaccessible to the conductor at any time, so that change may be removed from the drawer .as occasion demands, and the depleted magazines may be replenished if it becomes necessary, but the amount of fares paid in will be indicated on theregister 158, access to which will not be possible to the conductor.

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1. In a change making machine the combination of a plurality of coin ejectors, each adapted to eject coins of a denomination different from those of the others, separate coin ejector actuating mechanisms, means responsive to an insertedcoin for operating the actuator mechanisms of coins of a lower denomination than that of the inserted coin,

45 ends of'the respective rods, and means for ejecting slides, means responsive'to the coin receiving slide for actuating said rods, and a pull handle forcausing the selected coin ejecting slides to operate.

.4. Ina change-making machine an ejector comprising a slide, a dog on said slide engaging a rigid part of the machine, a pivoted lever for movin said dog out of engagement with the rlgid part of the machine, a rod for actuating said lever, means for imparting movement to-said rod, a pull handle, and means controlled by the pull handle for engagement with. said dog to impart movement to said slide.

5. In a change-making machine a plurality of change ejectors, means for normally lockin the ejectors against movement, a plura ity of rods for releasingthe locking means, pusher fingers for actuating said rods, means responsive to a coin for permitting the pusher fingers to operate,

and means for actuating the ejectors after they are released from. the locking mecha- 6. In a change-making machine a plurality of coin e ectors, means for normally locking said ejectors against movement, separate releasing rods for each locking means, one of said rods havinga bifurcated end, means'for independently engaging the permitting actuation of .said engaging means.

7. In a change-making machine coin ejectors, means for normally locking said ejec- -tors against movemenh meansior actuating said e ectors when thelock1ngmeans1s re-'"- leased, rods for releasing the locking means, a shaft, means on the shaft for separately engaging each rod, said en aging means being normally .out of line w1th said rods, and means for independently alining the rods with their actuating means.

8. In a change-making machine coin ejectors, means for-actuating said coin ejectors, means for normally holding., the ejectors against movement, means for releasing selected ejector lockingmeans upon the insertion' of coin, and means for increasing the ejecting capacity of one of the ejectors.

9. In a change-making machine coin ejecting means, a fare indicator, a cam slide supporting the movable part of the fare indicator, means responsive to the cams on the slide to position certain ejectin mechanisms for actuation, and coin carrying slides operative upon the insertion of coins to cause positive actuation of the ejecting mechanisms.

10. In a change-making machine a casing, coin slides provided with notches, slide detents engaglng said notches, pusher fingers responsive to movement of the detents, shiftable rods movable into and out of line with said pusher fingers, coin ejector locking mechanisms controlled by said rods, coin ejectors, and means for actuating said ejectors simultaneously with the actuation of the slides.

11. In a change-making machine a plurality of coin e'ectors normally inoperative, means for ren ering said ejector operative, comprising laterally shifting rods, pusher fingers for said rods, detent dogs adapted to be depressed to actuate said pusher fingers, and coin carrying slides to actuate the detent dogs.

- 12. In a change-making machine a coin ejector comprising a slide, a dog on said slide normally'engaging a rigid part of the machine, means for releasing the dog from engagement with the rigid part of the machine, a shaft, and an arm on said shaft for engaging the dog to impart a sliding movement thereto.

13. In a change-making machine a coin ejector comprising a slide, a dog on said slide normally engaging a rigid part of the machine, means for releasing the dog from engagement with the rigid part of the machine, a shaft, an arm on said shaft for en-.

. able in response to a coin deposited in the slide, a pusher finger, the movement of vghichresponds to the movement of the detent, -a coin'-*'ejector," a locking mechanism therefor, means for releasing the locking .mechanism, including a reciprocatory rod having a shiftable end, a shift rod connected to said end, a rock shaft having connection with one end of the rod, a cam slide for actuating said rock shaft, a connection between'the coin slide and the ejector, and a pull handle connected to said connection.

15. In a change-making machine, coin ejectors, means whereby deposit of a coin induces ejection of a coin or coins, a passegernumber indicator selecting the ejectors influenced by the deposited coin, and means ejectors, means whereby deposit of a coin in dnces ejection of a coin or coins, a passengernnmber indicator selecting the ejectors influenced by the deposited coin, and means negativing the edect of one of two identical coins deposited in a single transaction, said last a named means being controlled by the passenger-number indicator and comprising a pair of coacting members through which the influence of the deposited coin is exerted, and means for relatively adjusting said coacting members to develop lost motion between them. V

ll. in a changemalring machine, coin ejectors, means whereby deposit of a coin induces ejection of a coin or coins, a passenger-number indicator selecting the ejectors lnfluenced by the deposited coin, and means negativing the efi'ect of one of two identical coins deposited in a single transaction, said last named means being controlled by the passenger-number indicator and comprising a pair of coacting members through which the influence of the deposited coin is exerted, and means comprising a lever system, a

traverse, and a shaft having a feed thread I for said traverser and rack and pinion connection with the passenger-number indi-- cater for relatively adjustlng. said coacting IfiembBI'S to develop last motion between t em.

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